Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 6, 2002

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 15th week of the 2001-02 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The bottom charts include data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings: table is ordered based on total viewership

Show	Net	Day	HH	18-49	Viewers (millions)
ROSE BOWL	ABC	Thu	13.8/22	7.9/19	21.559
SURVIVOR	CBS	Thu	11.9/17	8.7/20	21.309
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Fri	11.7/20	6.1/17	17.715
60 MINUTES	CBS	Sun	12.0/19	4.5/11	17.640
ROSE BOWL PREGAME	ABC	Thu	11.4/18	5.5/15	17.622
FIESTA BOWL POSTGAME	ABC	Tue	10.7/17	6.1/15	16.996
THE PRACTICE	ABC	Sun	9.9/16	5.7/13	15.398
ORANGE BOWL	ABC	Wed	9.5/15	5.1/13	14.027
DATELINE	NBC	Fri	9.4/16	3.9/11	13.394
SUGAR BOWL	ABC	Tue	8.6/15	4.7/12	13.058
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	Sun	8.1/12	4.2/9	12.285
60 MINUTES II	CBS	Wed	8.6/13	3.4/8	12.253
PROVIDENCE	NBC	Fri	8.2/14	3.4/10	12.167
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	Sun	6.4/9	5.6/12	11.84
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	Sun	6.6/10	5.8/13	11.83
THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD	CBS	Sun	8.1/12	2.8/6	11.737
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	Wed	6.5/10	5.7/13	11.60
ALIAS	ABC	Sun	6.4/9	4.6/10	10.70
MOVIE: ENTRAPMENT	CBS	Sun	6.9/11	3.7/9	10.68
WEAKEST LINK	NBC	Sun	6.8/10	3.4/8	10.56
DATELINE	NBC	Tue	7.0/12	4.1/10	10.51
INSIDE SCHWARTZ	NBC	Thu	7.0/10	5.4/12	10.51
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	Sun	7.4/12	2.9/7	10.24
NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE 2002	ABC	Mon	5.6/12	3.6/13	9.94
GROUNDED FOR LIFE	FOX	Wed	5.5/8	4.8/11	9.48
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	Fri	5.9/10	3.0/9	9.43
ABC 2002	ABC	Mon	-	2.3/8	8.8
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	Sat	5.4/9	3.3/9	8.70
COPS-8:30P	FOX	Sat	5.5/10	3.4/10	8.69
THE X-FILES	FOX	Sun	5.1/7	4.2/9	8.35
TITUS	FOX	Wed	4.9/7	4.3/10	8.29
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	Sun	4.8/7	3.8/9	7.92
FUTURAMA	FOX	Sun	4.5/7	3.2/8	7.74
48 HOURS	CBS	Fri	5.2/9	2.3/6	7.73
UC: UNDERCOVER	NBC	Sun	4.9/8	2.9/7	7.59
COPS-8:00P	FOX	Sat	4.5/8	2.7/8	6.93
THE ELLEN SHOW	CBS	Fri	3.8/9	2.0/6	6.45
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	Thu	3.8/6	2.7/6	6.41
VANISHED	ABC	Fri	3.9/7	2.2/6	5.60
ONCE AND AGAIN	ABC	Fri	3.9/6	2.3/6	5.50
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE AWARDS	CBS	Sat	3.7/6	1.9/5	5.48
POPSTARS	WB	Thu	1.9/3	1.3/3	3.06
OFF CENTRE-9:00P	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.3/3	2.92
THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW-7:30P	WB	Sun	1.9/3	1.2/3	2.72
NIKKI-8:00P	WB	Sun	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.43
ROSWELL	UPN	Tue	1.5/2	1.1/3	2.29

Sports ratings outside of primetime:

Show	Net	Day	HH	Viewers (millions)
NFL NATIONAL	CBS	Sun	14.4	22.051
FIESTA BOWL	ABC	Tue	11.3	18.229
NFL SINGLE	FOX	Sun	11.1	16.526
NFL REGIONAL	CBS	Sun	9.0	13.893
FLORIDAY CITRUS BOWL	ABC	Tue	6.5	10.800
GATOR BOWL	NBC	Tue	5.8	9.019
COTTON BOWL	FOX	Tue	4.3	6.668
SUN BOWL	CBS	Mon	3.8	5.178

Cable ratings (viewership):

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: EAGLES/ BUCCANEERS	ESPN	7.675
MOVIE: THE MUMMY-FRI	TNT	7.109
PEACH BOWL: UNC/AUBURN	ESPN	5.911
MOVIE: THE MUMMY-SAT	TNT	5.497
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	5.092
OUTBACK BOWL: S. CAROLINA/OHIO ST	ESPN	4.891
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES 2002	HGTV	4.687
MOVIE: THE MUMMY-SUN	TNT	4.331
THE DIVISION	LIF	3.896
MOVIE: ON THE LINE	LIF	3.694
MOVIE: SMALL SACRIFICES, PART II	LIF	3.555
SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	3.422
MOVIE: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID	LIF	3.358
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	3.155
MOVIE: VICTIM OF THE NIGHT	LIF	2.933
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	7.300
CAST AWAY	HBO	8.157
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	4.216
OZ	HBO	4.168
REAL SEX 26	HBO	3.562

Cable ratings (households):

Show	NET	Day	HH (millions)	HH Rating
NFL: EAGLES/BUCCANEERS	ESPN	Sun	5.286	5.0
MOVIE: THE MUMMY-8P	TNT	Fri	4.283	4.1
PEACH BOWL: UNC/AUBURN	ESPN	Mon	3.636	3.4
NFL PRIME TIME	ESPN	Sun	3.490	3.3
MOVIE: THE MUMMY-9P	TNT	Sat	3.171	3.0
OUTBACK BOWL: S. CAROLINA/OHIO ST	ESPN	Tue	3.154	3.0
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES 2002	HGTV	Tue	2.896	2.7
THE DIVISION	LIF	Sun	2.895	2.7
MOVIE: ON THE LINE	LIF	Sun	2.762	2.6
MOVIE: THE MUMMY-8P	TNT	Sun	2.654	2.5
MOVIE: SMALL SACRIFICES, PART II	LIF	Tue	2.623	2.5
SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	Sun	2.597	2.5
MOVIE: VICTIM OF THE NIGHT	LIF	Sun	2.515	2.4
STRONG MEDICINE	LIF	Sun	2.467	2.3
MOVIE: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID-6P	LIF	Sun	2.450	2.3
THE MUMMY-10:30P	TNT	Fri	2.42	2.3
RUGRATS-10:30A	NICK	Tue	2.39	2.3
MOVIE: CONTACT-8P	TBS	Sun	2.32	2.2
HEY ARNOLD-11:30A	NICK	Sat	2.28	2.2
SPONGEBOB-8:00P	NICK	Fri	2.20	2.1
PREMIUM CABLE
SEX AND THE CITY	HBO	Sun	4.971	4.7
CAST AWAY	HBO	-	4.933	4.7
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	Sun	3.054	2.9
OZ	HBO	Sun	2.795	2.6
REAL SEX 26	HBO	-	2.685	2.5

Premium cable ratings:

Show	Net	Day	18-49 (000s)
Eagles/Buccaneers	ESPN	Sun	4045
Mummy, The (1999)	TNT	Fri	3510
NFL Prime Time	ESPN	Sun	3035
Mummy, The (1999)	TNT	Sat	2984
Outback-Bowl	ESPN	Tue	2632
Mummy, The (1999)	TNT	Sun	2586
Peach Bowl	ESPN	Mon	2582
Cocktail	TNT	Tue	2081
WWF Entertainment-9p	TNN	Mon	2067
Mummy, The (1999)	TNT	Fri	2060

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times, TV Tango, and Media Life Magazine